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The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
BELLS CONFESSION.
Ono Of the Defendants In the N"brasks
Train wreckIng Case Informs on hoH-
man.

One of the Defendants In tine Nebraska
TraIn wreckIng Case Informs on Holt
man.
NEBRASKA CIT, Teo., April s.-In the
traIn-wreckers' trlal yesterday there was
considerable Of a sensation when Bell, one
Of the agcused, mounted the witness stand
and confessed that he and Hoffman were
the guilty parties, laying the blame on
Hoffman, however.
Detective Frank Tutt, OF Kansas City,
met the defendant January l3 IN the Grand
Pacific Hotel, when Hoffman made vol
tntarY confession, which was read TO hirp
in the presence of Bell. and he signed 1t 6e
fore other witnesses. There were no IN
ducemepts force or threats used. Aflef
Hoffman got started he told about tue
wrecking without any hitch.
Detective NJ Y. 1ibbon and Sheriff Mo
Callum corroborated the statement as wit
nesses of the confession.
Bell was called 10 he witness stand and
turned ate's evidence. He said that he
was in Dunbar the day Of the wreck Oh
business, got drunk and was arrested and
hned. He appealed to II ffman who was
present for money TO pay the fine. He SAD
he did t,ot have any, but would have enough
the next day. Bell put up mia team as So
curity for the fus, followed Holman
around town aud drank cOnsider Die, Out
Hoffman did not. Hoffman asA witness
TO go along down the railroad track aud de-
fendant broke open the tool house secured
q crow bar and wrenches, and both pro
eeeded up the II .ssouri Pacific track ahd
Htrlved at the place where the wreck oc-
Cured Witness sat on the track and Hof-
man proceeded to remove the rails. Wit
ness asked him Eb II he was doing and HON.
man replied that he wac gong to wreck
tram aud rob the express car witness re-
monstrated, saying many people would get
killed Hoffman said ne did not give u -
as he had mad up MS mind TO it ana could
carry it out. Witness saw HofH" n re nioVe
the spikes and rails and saw the train ap-
preaching, when Hoffman pulled him down
Id the ravine When the train jumped the
track DO, h ran.
The defense tried hard TO break down
Bell, but he told straight story and would
, not vary.
The evidence of Bell caused considerable
excitement IN the court room and had
telling effect on Hoffman, who became very
uneasy and was greatly relieved when 1t
waa over
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
LEOPOLD MAnBoURG's experiment of

LEOPOLD MAMBOURG's experiment of
running Il locomotive with gas, manu-
factured upoE the tender, was tried at
Meadville, Va, the other day and pro-
nounced decided success. While the
engine stood in the railroad shops
steam was generated to seventy-five
pounds by means of natural gas, and
then the manufactured gas was turned
on. In the bottom of the fire box was
a pile of fire brick, upon which the
lighted gas, which burned with fury.
was turned through two and one-half
inch pipe. In short time the steam
arose to one hundred and twenty
pounds. having done so at the rate of
about five pounds per minute. Sew
eral loaded cars were coupled to the
locomotive and run at full speed was
made for distance of six miles, dur
ing which run the steam did not fall
back one pound. Railroad officials
were much pleased with the invention.
Lima oil was used and the amount con-
sumed was about four gallousPer hour.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
kIISCEILANIcnEIs

A MASSACRE of foreigners was threatened
in Hnyti, consequent upon Great Brit ain
demanding payment of some old-time
claims.
NICHOLAS CARDENAs, a well known gen.
tleman of Havana. Cuba, was recently KID
naped near Mariana, but was subsequently
released on payment of a ransom of $4,000.
LARGE three masted schooner was dis
covered sunk, five miles from the east
shore Of Nantucket island on the 9TH. A
boat crew went to her and found her in ten
fathOms of water with her sails set There
were no tldlngs of the crew. Her name was
not learned.
BY a rear collision of freight trains on
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
railway near Bedford, Ini., recently Con-
Guctor Ealy, of New Albany and Mrs.
Corder, of Guthrie, were fatally injured
| and Mrs. Noah Prichett and daughter seri-
ously hurt.
THE statue Of General Johnston was un-
yelled in Metalre Cemetery, New Orleans,
on the 9th by great granddaughter of the
General. jefferson Davis and other lead
ers of the ex COnfederacy were present,
together with an immense concOurse of vet
erans and citizens.
THE will of Francis Palms has been de-
clared void at Detroit, Mich. The will gave
S7,0C0,0O0 to the children, to be held by them
III trust for their children, and a friendly
contest was begun to secure legal decls-
ion. In his decision Judge Jennlson holds
that the statutes are against controlling
fortunes from generation 10 generation.
A GIGANTIC naphtha fountain burst the
other day at Baku, Russia Oil, sand and
enormous stones were carried to height
of $50 feet. An extensive petroleum lake
has formed IN the vicinity.
S. n. BRICKHoUSE 4 Co., wholesale boots
and shoes, Norfolk, Va, assigned recently
with $4,000 liabilities and ample assets.
Cause, bad collections.
THE town Of Kuty IN Austrian Galicia
has been almost completely destroyed by
fire. About LOCO persons are homeless.
The fire was of incendiary origin.
REPORTS of great suffering from drouth
continue to come IN from the cotton and
cattle districts of Southwest Texas. A let
ter from the postmaster at Rossville repre-
sents the condition in his nelghborhood as
truly distressing.
The barkentine Susan, Captain Ryan,
from st. Johns, n. F., for Barbados, struck
an iceberg off Cape Broyle recently and
sank half an hour later. The disaster Oc-
Cured while the vessel was attempting to
weather an iceberg. Five of the crew were
drowned.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan has sent for
British engineer to discuss the construc-
tion of a railway from Cabul To Herat.
BRICKLAYERs' Unions l, 3. o, IA and 30, the
Lathers' Union, the Carpenters and Join
ers' Association and the Stonemasons' Uni
on, all of Brooklyn, went on a strike on the
7th.
A FOREST fire was reported raging in the
timber land west Of Port Jefferson, L. !.
Much damage was done.
THE Norwegian ship Prince Victor cap
sized at Bristol, England, the other day and
the captains wife and child were drowned
THE imports into Great Britain during
March were el3,OO0 greater than in the
same month last year, while the exports H.
cressed $4,000.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
MORTIFIED MORMONS.
An Epistie From the Heads In Hiding Rea'
to the Mormon General Conference "A

An Epistie From the Heads In Hiding Read
to the Mormon General Conference at
Provo, q. T.
Provo. Z. T., April 9.-At general con-
ference Of the Mormon Church Yesterday
an epistle was read from Presidents Tay-
lor. Cannon and Smith of the first presi-
deucy of the church. 1t says in regard TO
the E5munds Tucker law that It IS gener-
ally considered no such law was ever en-
acted in this country before and its parallel
is only found IN medieval times, when
men were confined to such grants
as despotic governments choose TO give
them. The whole bill, 1t says, is an attempt
to pave the way for the domination OF the
majority by the minority. Refer1pg 10 the
disincorporauon OF the Church, grave
doubts are entertained as TO its being cor
poration, and, If It is yet conceded to De
corporation, 1t is possible after the Territory
granted a charter Of Incorporation, which
Congress for long years permitted TO re-
main unchallenged, the latter body can not
revoke that charter and appropriate the
proceeds to such uses as the majority III
Congress may designate. Referring 10
the test oath, the letter says: "Undcretand-
ing fully, therefore, all the consequences,
they who DO 30 have generally resolved TO
take the oath rather than be victims OF
political demagogues. But this does not
deprive the oath Of its enormity or const-
tutional character. The rule of law is that
man is presumed innocent OF Unense and
intention TO commit offense until proven
guilty. By the Edmuuds Tucker law 1t IS
presumed that the citizens OF Utah are
disposed to violate the law, and we must,
therefore, rebut the presumption by taking
,ha n
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

TIE town of Corydon, KY, on the lCtA,
was almost dest Dyed hy fire. Fsteeu
houses in the b, siness por ion wee re-
duced to ashes, leaving onl Y two standing
The loss is estimated at 5000.
TiEnew Cotton Council, which inaugu-
rated the strike at New Orleans about three
weeks ago, is gradually melting away
Cotton is being moved as fast as sold, and
the backbone of the strike may be consiI-
cred broken.
DISPATCH from an official source, dated
the 10th, says: "Nr. BIaine's fever con-
tinued throughout Yesterday, but last night
he was more comfortable, and now his
pulse is -6, soft and natural. The bron-
| chitis is much better, and the pneumonia
process has not extended"
THE past week has been one Of expect
ancy and disappo ntment - The people of
Texas, no rains of any consequence having
fal Ell throughout TIE immense area now
suffering from drouth.
JOHN T. RAYMOND, the celebrated actor,
died at Evansville, Ind, at a quarter to
one on the 10Th.
THE little village of Bloomville, Ohio,
is all in a furore of excitement over an at
tempt on the part of pupil in the public
school at hat place to stab his teacher.
JcHN HOLLAND. aged II years, was found
dead in a farm house near Syracuse, N. Y,
ON G 9th. His wife was by his side jus
alive. She said her husband died ten days
ago from cold and starvation. She told
terrible story Of abuse on the part Of her
nephew. 1t is thought she is out OF her
head in consequence of her sufferings.
THE prohibition question is rapidly as
suming front rank among the political
issues Of Texas. The late Legislature
passed an act submitting the qut stion to
vote of the people in August.
ONE of the biggest railroad deals ever
entered into in the Southwest il on the
taris. A rumor, apparently well founded,
is aHoat that the Richmond Terminal syn.
dicate are negotiating for the pur, hase Of
the Georgia Central of Georgia and the
Florida Railway and Navigation Compa-
ny's system of Florida roads.
In drift Pile in the Mississippi river in
the vicinity of Robertsonville, Miss, a
metallic casket was found containing the
remains of a young girl appa emily six
or seven years of age. The body was IN
fine state of preservation. Tee cssket was
very rusty and looked quite antique.
THE sentiment at Helena, Ark, Is OPP
posed to the Interstate Commerce bill
Freights have been advanced from 100 t.
80 per cent. both by river and rail, mak.
ng difference in the freights paid by thai
| ityof over StOcOper month, -"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
ORGANIZED MINERS.
A Gigantic FederstioB of Miners to be Or
ganized as knights of labor.


ganized AS Is nights of labor.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 9-The coal
miners throughout the country are discuss
ing he formation of one gigantic organlza-
tion by the anna. CANA ion of the NR'iCn u
Federation OF Miners ana the Nine ,
National Assembly OF the knights u
Labor. Heretofore considerable jealousy
has been manifested between the members
of the two organizations, but Ia ely The
officials have shown u disposition To agree
upon pan for mutual Ueleht. At O re-
cent meeting OF the executive board OF the
Federation OF Miners q resotu.Io ask iny
for conference with the executive ooard
of the Miners Assembly was aoup'' O. Inc
plan OF federal ion Is that the TWO exScuIVe
boards sha meet d nj devise u set Of rules Il
laws Tor the government OF mining affdrs.
These laws are to provide tor representa-
ton from both the open and secret branches
of the organ zatlon No person Is to SCI We
as officer unless he becomes member OF
the Knights of Labor. 1t is Understood
that the idea Is 10 have the federation still
retain its organization, with the under
standing that all its members shall be
Knights of Labor. This VIII also likely
bring all the outside knights into the fed
GRAFTON. The union members would then
belong to both organizations. l; is I-(cly
that Knigh of LABOR members Wli4 >.5reo
To the conference
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

THE ship-building industry of Can
ada, which at one time was extensively
carried on, has so rapidly declined
during the past few years as to lead to
the belief that it will not be long before
nearly every ship-yard in Canada will
be closed The trade and navigation
returns of the Dominion for 1886, show
that last year the aggregate tonnage of
vessels built in Canada was only 37,-
531 tons, against 57,486 tons in 1885,
20. 2S7 tons in 1884 and 18S,098 tons
ten years ago, The tonnage registered
in Canada and added to the Dominion
merchant fleet in 1876 was 1882. as
compared with Go, 1862 tons in 1885, S0,-
S22 tons in 1884 and 204,002 tons ten
years ago. While the returns of ship
ping built show a marked decline, the
tonnage of vessels entered inward and
outward ut Canadia. ports has but
slightly fallen off, thus indicating that
the carrying trade of the Dominion is
passing into the hands Of British and
foreign vessel-owners.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
NEW ENGLAND EXCITED
ALLEGED Election Frauds.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, April "A Marquette,
Mich, dispatch says there is great excite
ment all over the Northern Michigan PENN
sula over alleged frauds in the recent cleo
tion which places in doubt the fate of the
prohibition amendment The lronwood
authorities are reported to have sought
legal advice, it being charged that voters
by the hundred were imported from Wis
consin TO vote against the amendment The
frauds are all alleged to have occurred in
Gogeby County That the most Wholesale
fraud was carried on there seems apparent
The revised returns cut down the vote
against the amendment to $3.50, allowing
Besse.ner nearly 1900. II Bessemer
County is thrown out the State has carried
the amendment
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
RinkerfnnA 0ninIOn.

NEW York, April S-"I have followed
this Kissane case with considerable inter
est" said Robert Pinkerton. ~ have not
the least doubt but that Kissane has been
beset by people who know his past history
and want 10 sell their silence. He is q
shrewd man, judge, and man Of nerve.
] have no doubt he was determined to throw
these people away who are thus tracking
him, and so effectually that they can no
longer make demands upon him. do not
believe this exposure is the result OF any
bungling on the part of his lawyer. think
he had design in it. Instead of letting
these people do II, who threatened probe
bly, to expose him, be kss egpe ithtmsen.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
Barb Wire smut Down.

CHICAGO, April "A special from Joliet,
Ill, SAYS: 'The barb WIRE manufacturers
of the country have perfected scheme TO
close down large number of the plants
to decrease the output and raise the prlce.
There has been considerable uueaslness Of
late among them, and although tney have
been running they claim that the market
Is overslocl<ed and that they are running
at loss. The United Barb Wire Company,
a national concern to which al the manu-
facturers belong, proposes TO lease all the
plants they can at 81 per ton year on their
licensed tonnage, or S2.5J a year ON the ton
mage shipped in 1885, with Que per cent. Of
the value Of the plants added for three
years and close them up. 1t is expected
that fifty pr cent will lease, and replies
favorable to the proposition have been re-
ceived from nearly half of them already"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

JOSE SEvILLA, the Peruvian, who has
bequcathcd five hundred thousand dol
lars to found an asylum for young girls
in New York, laid the foundation of
his fortune by the importation of Chi
nese into his native country. He came
to this country and invested in bonds
and railroad securities. He was very
successful spcculator and his fortune is
estimated at million and half dol
lars Before coming to this country
he had occupied the position of Minis
ter of Finance in Peru. He had a high
admiration for New York. Scvilla left
this country about year ago and died
in January at Lima.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
CAPTAIN Sanuels.

NEW YORK, Apcil a-Captain Samuels, of
the schooner yacht Dauntless, defeated by
tue Coronet In the race across the Atlantic,
arrived yesteadsy. He denies having had
q quarrel with Caldwell Colt When asked
to give his opinion Of the cause Of the
Dauntless' defeat, he replied that the Coro-
net was much the better boat and the
Dauntless was fairly outsailed. THE Cor
onet," he continued. lis magnificent craft
and knew it wouiu be n ha-d race before
we started. My idea in letting the Coronet
take the lead was to prevent every one
from being discouraged before the yachts
got out of sight, as they would have been
hsd ! taken the lead.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

THERE arc at present eighty women
employed in the Treasury Department
at Washington, and it is proposed in
view of the pressure for these places to
increase the number to one hundred
Each woman will be employed for nine
months during the year and furloughed
without pay for the remaining three
months. This will furnish employment
to large number of women while eff
fecting decrease of expenditures in
the service.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

THE Director of the Mint, under the
provisions Of section 3j10, revised
statutes, and with the approval of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, has issued
a circular inviting designs for the OBJ
verse and reverse of the silver dollar
and the minor coins of the United
States. An award of not to exceed
tive hundred dollars will be made for
each accepted set of designs. The
circular is addressed to well known
artists and invites them to study the
coins belonging to the cabinet of the
mint at Philadelphia, which contains
several pattern pieces. the designs of
which are believed to be superior to
those of several of the current coins.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

THIRTEEN workmen were reported seri-
ously and fatally injured by the CavIng in
of the Swunnona tunnel, near AshcyiIle,
n. C., recently. The men were repairing
the tunnel at the time.
THE places OF the workmen at Jones L.
Laughlin's iron mill at Pittsburgh, Pa,
who struck few days ago, have been flied
by new men. The locked out workmen
made applications TO be organized into an
assembly Of the Knights Of Labor, but were
refused on account of being on a strike.
NEws has reached st. Johns, n. B., that
the fishing cruiser Nigilant, when sailing
out Of Beaver harbor, few days ago,
sighted an American fishing vessel within
the three mile limit, and evidently after bait
The Vigilant gave chase and gained on the
| Yankee VINO refused TO heaye to even
when a blank shot was fired. The chase
was continued, but the American vessel
Soon gained the line and was safe.
a FRENCH man-df war has been ordered
to Port au Prince, Hayti, at once, to protect
the Europeans there in case of trouble be-
tween the Haytiens and the British.
GEORGE SCHwAULBACH. merchant from
Allentown, Wis, was found asphyxiatcd
in his room at tho Dix Hotel Milwaukee,
the other morninJ:. He blew out the gas
before retiring, the valve being open when
his room was crscred. His recovery was
doubtful
FoUR thousar,i two hundred and seventy.
three immigrants were landed at Castle
Garden April :. ohe largest mum Der in one
day at this eason Of the year since Castle
Garden was fI st used as a reception place
for immigrants.
THE working Of the Interstate Commerce
law affects Jackson, Miss, very seriously
so far. III spccIal rates have been with
drawn and the general tariff increased by
from five to thirty per cent. Numerous
complaints are heard on account of exces-
sive freight charges.
A SINGULAR accident occurred the other
night on the Fitchburg railway at Prison
Point station, CharestOu. Mass. A freight
| tram became deralled and ran into u switch
house where the switch hands were sleep
ing. All of the men were injured, Law
renee O'Brien probably fatally.
TUE annual banquet Of the Union Veteran
Association, of Maryland. was held at Bal
timore on the 8th. Among the invited
guests was Mr.. Samuel Clemens, mark
Twain"
SINCE the prorating arrangements be-
tween the Western and Eastern lines on
freight from the seaboard TO Missouri river
and beyond was delared off, the larger por-
frnr, Chinac,n n,ld .bro,,a,, g, 7 60 ~.
ratna - Eansoa r;,,- 80 tno,1, 10 -
oi,,h, ce,,ts io,,,o, 49, &. os1;o
iit, NE Nhi.eoe % -hiHlS'c[ at " a9nIheton mas
leceiNeu lioni thc 0'a'e Depdr'hlenI
Cne.h Cns IoI sl1',1oo' ~ .ne inueninity @ so'1a W
conSr''7S Ior 1ne sufferers oS tne hoch
.,tItnsS, y ou'idsFo year ago ldSI
oep'eHloer. ne "LIpuli' I9eu e averages
e'ouU E~'' !" ca'u Chiudildh 4or property.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

RESPECTING the Kissane matter. in
which 81 much public interest has been
taken, Robert PinkertOn says: Il have
followed this Kissane case with con-
siderable interest. | have not the
slightest doubt that Kissane has been
bcsct by people who know his past his
tory and who want to sell their silence.
Kissane is Il shrewd man, Judge, and
man of nerve. ! have no doubt he
has determined to throw these people
away who are thus tracking him, and
50 etfectually that they can no longer
make any demands upon him. l do
not believe that this exposure is the re-
suit of any bungling on the part of his
lawyer. l think it had design in it,
Instead of letting these people do it
who threatened. probably, to expose
him he has done it himself"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

Rev. DIR. ELIJAH H. PITCHER died in
Brooklyn the other day. He was born
in Athens, o., in 1919, In 1880 he en-
tered the Methodist ministry, and
served as an itinerant pastor for fifty
years in Michigan. In 1882 he suffered
a stroke of apoplcxy from which he
never recovered. He left wife and
five children. One son is n mission
aly in China and another is an ARMY
SURGEON
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14

WHEN asked to give his opinion of
the cause of the defeat of the yacht
Dauntlcss, Captain Samuels replied
that the Coronet was much the better
boat and the Dauntless was fairly out
sailed. The Coronet,o he continued,
lis magnificent craft, and l knew it
would be a hard race before we started.
My idea in letting the Coronct take the
lead was to prevent every one from be-
ing discouraged before the yachts got
out of sight, as they would have been
had taken the lead
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

GOVERNOR CHURCH has proclaimed
that Dakota shall observe May as
Arbor Day.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18
Stalking Ont His Claim.

A slim young man was perched Oh O
stool in one of the large restaurants near
The Tribune building devouring straw
berry dumping. The'capacity of the res
taurant was not sufficient for the rush Of
customers, and behind the fortunate pos
SCISSORS of stools formed another line of
hungry candidates glaring over the shoul-
derss Of athe eaters and watching each
mouthful disappear. Behind the slim
young man, however, four hungry eyes
watched the vanishing fragments of straw
berry dumping. There were two con-
testantsi for the seat-a corpulent old per-
son in spectacles and q tall man with a
silk hat.
The slim young man, completing his
lunch, climbed down from his perch, and
the corpulent watcher, with great activ-
ity, began to climb up.
'sHold on," said the other candidate,
gruffly.
''What for?'
'sBecause, sir, have a right to the seat.
I was here, sir, when that young man
began to eat his dumping. Perhaps" I"
added the tall man scornfully, "you think
that T have been standing here just to
count how many mouthfuls there are in n
strawberry dumpling'
The elderly man laid his hand OH the
stool and said, with the confident lir of
one who holds four aces: II am very
sorry, sir, but you really have no claim ut
all. I was here when this young man
was unable to decide whether he wanted
strawberry dumping or custard pic.'
And then the corpulent old man, having
"scen'' the tall man and gone him one
better, climbed upon the stool, and his
rival moved sadly along to stake out an
other claim on man who had just or
dered fish balls with tomato sauce.-Chi-
cago Herald.